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King Charles’s Staff Given Redundancy Notice During Church Service For Queen – Up to 100 employees at the King’s former official residence, including some who have worked there for decades, received notification that they could lose their jobs just as they were working round the clock to smooth his elevation to the throne. [guardian]

Twitter Shareholders Approve $44bn Musk Deal – The decision was made in a short conference call with investors from the company’s San Francisco headquarters. It means Twitter will now try to force Elon Musk to buy the company in the courts. [bbc]

Russian Businessman’s Body Found In Latest Mysterious Death – Russian businessman Ivan Pechorin, the top manager for the Corporation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic, has been found dead in Vladivostok. [cnn]

Culture Of Non-Payment Leaves Eskom With A R50bn Debt Headache– At the end of July, municipalities across South Africa owed the country’s power utility close to R50bn. We unpack Eskom’s defaulters in graphic form. [dmav]

Rapid Loss Of Territory In Ukraine Reveals Spent Russian Military – Troop and logistics issues plus equipment losses could limit Vladimir Putin to defending the territory he already holds. [washpost]

REVEALED: Purosangue Is Unveiled As Ferrari’s First ‘SUV’ – The four-seater is said to drive like a true Ferrari even though it weighs more than two tonnes and has 185mm ground clearance. [timeslive]

How A Startup With Operations In South Africa Folded Just A Year After Raising $85 Million – In early July, things looked rosy at Airlift Technologies as it prepared to raise more cash for expansion. Six days later, the startup was bust. [bustech]

Man Survives Four Days In Florida Swamp After Alligator Bites Off His Arm – Staggering, naked and bleeding heavily, Eric Merda lived on flowers and marsh water during agonising journey to safety. [tele]

Queen Elizabeth Was Known For Her Sense Of Humour — Here Are 10 Of Her Funniest Moments – She poked fun at world leaders and participated in a “James Bond” skit for the 2012 Olympics. [businsider]

Covid-19 Vaccine Janssen Claims A Second Life In South Africa – Janssen was one of the vaccines provided in the national roll-out, which commenced on May 17 2021, and to date had administered in over 9.1 million doses in South Africa. [citypress]

Who Is This Mysterious Woman? Kim Jong-Un’s Female ‘Aide’ Appears At Concert, Banquet – She was seen on Thursday with Kim at a major event, carrying a large handbag and trusted to secure his latest nuclear doctrine speech. [wion]

The Craft Cocktail Has An Interesting History – There is a pointed difference between a mixed drink and a craft cocktail and the latter has some interesting roots. [here]

One Of The Favourite Toys Of The Rich, This $1 Million Personal Electric Submarine Just Got A Lot More Affordable – Back in 2020, Dutch submersible maker U-Boat Worx introduced a new model that was touted as the world’s lightest submersible ever built. [luxlaunch]

Nienaber Admits Leaky Bok Defence Needs To Turn Off Taps: ‘We Won’t Win World Cup Like This’ – South Africa have already let in 14 tries from 7 starts in 2022, which is 3 more than what they conceded in the entire triumphant 2019 campaign. [sport24]

Ukraine’s Astronomers Say There Are Tons of UFOs Over Kyiv – Scientists in the country are looking to the skies and seeing something they didn’t expect: An inordinate number of UFOs. [vice]

William And Harry Will Join King Escorting Queen’s Coffin To Lie In State – The brothers’ troubled relationship is well documented, but after the death of their grandmother they and their wives came together unexpectedly. [sky]

Would You Pay R700 A Month To See Tommy Lee’s Nudes On OnlyFans? – The Motley Crüe drummer, set to turn 60 in October, signed up so he could be “free as f***” with his body. [iol]

Emily Ratajkowski Cuts Fashionable Figure In Long Slate Blue Leather Trench Coat – She shows off new bangs at COS’ debut New York Fashion Week Show. [dmail]

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